Movie #3104 ........................."Lincoln Lawyer" - series on Netflix, Season 1

 Movie #3104 "Lincoln Lawyer" series on Netflix, Season 1 -- In a matter of one week it seemed like everyone was talking about this series, so when I went to my zumba class and there were 4 women huddled in the back talking about a show they loved, and it ended up to be one and the same, I went home that night and started watching it.  And I must admit, it can be addictive.  We would watch one 50 minute show, and the cliffhanger was so good, we had to watch a few minutes into the next one to see if Mickey was okay, or .... whatever the situation was.  We have to admit some of the acting is bad, though (esp. Elliot Gould as his mentor), and there's a lot of not -talking-mugging- for- the -camera kind of angst scenes, but what is good is the storyline, and how this lawyer has to juggle several cases at once.  And how all of his associates work together to put the pieces of the puzzle together --- they almost approach every case like a heist -- where they think ahead, anticipate what the prosecution will do, and draw up plans to outsmart their opponents.  I really feel like I learn a lot about what goes in the minds of lawyers--- and how they can wheel and deal through the legal system, and I must admit it is captivating to watch for me.  I wonder how lawyers feel about it --- the writer is David E. Kelley, whom I have admired for a while for "L.A. Law" and so many others (Doogie Howser, M.D., Picket Fences, Chicago Hope, The Practice and its spin-off Boston Legal, Ally McBeal, Boston Public, Goliath, Big Little Lies, and Big Sky.) and of course, the book writer Michael Connelly.   Both guys know  how to spin a yarn, and this first season starts fast and furious -- Mickey Haller,  has been away from the law profession  due to an injury and consequently a drug addiction  from the pain pills -- and just as he comes out of rehab, another lawyer has died and left his practice to Mickey -- he's not sure why, but doesn't have a lot of time to think about it because his first case is a whopper and in all the news -- husband blamed for stabbing his wife and her lover.  It takes 10 episodes, but starts little fires under a whole bunch of other cases during the first season.  We recommend this, and I give it a 4.5 out of 5.  (forgot to mention the whole secondary cast of quirky people -- we esp. like Ex-Wife #1, Ex- Wife #2, his daughter , his driver and the pug!)

"THE LINCOLN LAWYER" - T.V. SERIES - 2022 - 10 EPISODES     55 mins+

An iconoclastic idealist run s his law practice out of the back of his Lincoln Town Car in this series based on Michael Connelly's bestselling novels.

Creators:  Ted Humphrey, David E. Kelley

Actors:  Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Becki Newton, Angus Sampson, Neve Campbell, Jazz Raycole